WGU D276 OA EXAM NEWEST 2024 /2025 WGU D276 WEB DEVEOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a fishbone diagram & what benefit does it provide? - answer-A tool for analyzing the
organizational processes & its effectiveness. Helps team members visually diagram a problem or
conditions root causes, allowing them to truly diagnose the problem rather than focusing on symptoms
What legislation provides more rigorous enforcement of HIPPA & requires notification of breaches &
allow pt access to their electronic records? - answer-HIPPA Breach notification Rule, US dept of health
& human services (HHS) & Office for Civil rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing HIPPA
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the point of care and clinicians have voiced satisfaction
with new technology.What is the expected evaluation outcome of implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without additional equipment
c. Reduced documentation errorsand increased spelling accuracy
d. Clinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation - answer-Clinicians being able to
immediately edit and save documentation
A stroke program coordinator wants to know which stroke metrics were met each month over the past
year? Which type of graph should display this data?
a. Line graph
b. Pie chart
c. Bar graph
d. Mosaic - answer-Bar graph
During a recent review for a clinical documentation improvement for a ambulator surgery center a nurse
observes that the incorrect current procedural terminology (CPT) code has been entered for over 100
outpatient procedures. Which set of standards for professional behaviors is the nurse demonstrating
when reporting this occurrence to supervisor?
a. HIPAA Privacy Rule
b. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
c. Association for medical Professionals (AMP)
,d. Privacy Policy Nursing Informatics Association (NIA) Code of ethics - answer-American Health
Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
A nurse has been asked to set up a secure data capture and collection process for evaluation of a practice
process improvement project? Which approach should the nurse use to help ensure data security?
a. Collect data on secure access servers.
b. Collect data using electronic format.
c. Collect data within the hospital setting.
d. Collect data with patient permission. - answer-Collect data on secure access servers.
Information that can be used to identify an individual is known as protected health information(PHI) .This
information includes addresses , medical record numbers , demographic information and other elements
that could potentially lead to the identity of the individual.Which term is used to reference this
information ?
a. Individual health data information
b. Individually identifiable health information
c. Person-specific health information
c. Patient care health information - answer-Individually identifiable health information
Which information technology best practice helps prevent health insurance portability and accountability
act (HIPAA) violations as an organization?
a. prompting users to change their passwords monthly.
b. ensuring the department have secure recycling bins for HIPAA complaints.
c. providing HIPAA training after a violation.
d. requiring devices to be password-protected - answer-requiring devices to be password-protected
In which area of informatics nursing should promoting the adoption of and implementation of telehealth
programs to increase access to health services belong ?
a. consultation
b. leadership
,c. advocacy
d. coordination - answer-advocacy
What is one role a nurse can have in the formulation of health policy?
a. representing nurses on a national task force.
b. instructing new employees on the best use of electronic health records (EHRs)
c. reporting patient data to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
d. leading the implementation of technology in rural areas. - answer-representing nurses on a national
task force.
A provider asks a nurse caring for a patient to send an update on the patient's condition in two hours.
What method is appropriate for the nurse to communicate this information to the provider given the
laws that protect personal health care information?
a. Personal pager
b. personal email
c. Text message
d. Secure chat - answer-Secure chat
In 1996, the united states passed health insurance portability and accountability act to modernize the
flow of healthcare information and provide stipulators to protect this information from fraud and theft
.Which information is specifically protected under this act?
a. A patient's state of residence
b. A patient's bank account number
c. A patient's test results.
d. A patient's birth year - answer-A patient's test results.
Which federal government entity supports the adoption of health information technology and promotes
a nationwide exchange of health information to improve health care?
a. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
b. federal drug administration
, c. office of national coordinator
d. center for disease control - answer-office of national coordinator
A worker's compensation insurance company calls a clinic to verify charges for a patient. A billing clerk
verifies the patient's charges over the phone. What allows the clerk to provide the patients information
to the insurance company?
a. Patients Bills of Rights
b. Informatics Code of conduct policy
c. HIPAA Privacy Rule
d. American Academy of Professional Coders policy - answer-HIPAA Privacy Rule
Clinical users often request new technology applications or software features to reduce inefficiencies. An
informatics nurse specialist may receive so many requests that not all of them can or should be
implemented.Which information should an informatics nurse specialist use to build the business case for
technology review committee to determine which requests should be approved?
a. The return on investment, the patient population, and the expected improvement in patient
satisfaction scores
b. The cost of implementation, the cost of maintenance, and the return on investment
c. The cost of implementation, department revenue, and current patient satisfaction scores
d. The cost of maintenance, the return on investment, and the expected increase in revenue -
answerThe cost of implementation, the cost of maintenance, and the return on investment
What is a benefit of moving information in a patient record previously stored in notes into a form or
check box?
a. forms and checkboxes improve the reliability of data
b. forms and checkboxes reduce clinician documentation time.
c. data from forms and checkboxes can be exported quickly.
d. data from forms and checkboxes can be graphed and trended. - answer-forms and checkboxes
improve the reliability of data
FOUNDATIONS NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a fishbone diagram & what benefit does it provide? - answer-A tool for analyzing the
organizational processes & its effectiveness. Helps team members visually diagram a problem or
conditions root causes, allowing them to truly diagnose the problem rather than focusing on symptoms
What legislation provides more rigorous enforcement of HIPPA & requires notification of breaches &
allow pt access to their electronic records? - answer-HIPPA Breach notification Rule, US dept of health
& human services (HHS) & Office for Civil rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing HIPPA
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the point of care and clinicians have voiced satisfaction
with new technology.What is the expected evaluation outcome of implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without additional equipment
c. Reduced documentation errorsand increased spelling accuracy
d. Clinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation - answer-Clinicians being able to
immediately edit and save documentation
A stroke program coordinator wants to know which stroke metrics were met each month over the past
year? Which type of graph should display this data?
a. Line graph
b. Pie chart
c. Bar graph
d. Mosaic - answer-Bar graph
During a recent review for a clinical documentation improvement for a ambulator surgery center a nurse
observes that the incorrect current procedural terminology (CPT) code has been entered for over 100
outpatient procedures. Which set of standards for professional behaviors is the nurse demonstrating
when reporting this occurrence to supervisor?
a. HIPAA Privacy Rule
b. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
c. Association for medical Professionals (AMP)
,d. Privacy Policy Nursing Informatics Association (NIA) Code of ethics - answer-American Health
Information Management Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
A nurse has been asked to set up a secure data capture and collection process for evaluation of a practice
process improvement project? Which approach should the nurse use to help ensure data security?
a. Collect data on secure access servers.
b. Collect data using electronic format.
c. Collect data within the hospital setting.
d. Collect data with patient permission. - answer-Collect data on secure access servers.
Information that can be used to identify an individual is known as protected health information(PHI) .This
information includes addresses , medical record numbers , demographic information and other elements
that could potentially lead to the identity of the individual.Which term is used to reference this
information ?
a. Individual health data information
b. Individually identifiable health information
c. Person-specific health information
c. Patient care health information - answer-Individually identifiable health information
Which information technology best practice helps prevent health insurance portability and accountability
act (HIPAA) violations as an organization?
a. prompting users to change their passwords monthly.
b. ensuring the department have secure recycling bins for HIPAA complaints.
c. providing HIPAA training after a violation.
d. requiring devices to be password-protected - answer-requiring devices to be password-protected
In which area of informatics nursing should promoting the adoption of and implementation of telehealth
programs to increase access to health services belong ?
a. consultation
b. leadership
,c. advocacy
d. coordination - answer-advocacy
What is one role a nurse can have in the formulation of health policy?
a. representing nurses on a national task force.
b. instructing new employees on the best use of electronic health records (EHRs)
c. reporting patient data to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
d. leading the implementation of technology in rural areas. - answer-representing nurses on a national
task force.
A provider asks a nurse caring for a patient to send an update on the patient's condition in two hours.
What method is appropriate for the nurse to communicate this information to the provider given the
laws that protect personal health care information?
a. Personal pager
b. personal email
c. Text message
d. Secure chat - answer-Secure chat
In 1996, the united states passed health insurance portability and accountability act to modernize the
flow of healthcare information and provide stipulators to protect this information from fraud and theft
.Which information is specifically protected under this act?
a. A patient's state of residence
b. A patient's bank account number
c. A patient's test results.
d. A patient's birth year - answer-A patient's test results.
Which federal government entity supports the adoption of health information technology and promotes
a nationwide exchange of health information to improve health care?
a. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
b. federal drug administration
, c. office of national coordinator
d. center for disease control - answer-office of national coordinator
A worker's compensation insurance company calls a clinic to verify charges for a patient. A billing clerk
verifies the patient's charges over the phone. What allows the clerk to provide the patients information
to the insurance company?
a. Patients Bills of Rights
b. Informatics Code of conduct policy
c. HIPAA Privacy Rule
d. American Academy of Professional Coders policy - answer-HIPAA Privacy Rule
Clinical users often request new technology applications or software features to reduce inefficiencies. An
informatics nurse specialist may receive so many requests that not all of them can or should be
implemented.Which information should an informatics nurse specialist use to build the business case for
technology review committee to determine which requests should be approved?
a. The return on investment, the patient population, and the expected improvement in patient
satisfaction scores
b. The cost of implementation, the cost of maintenance, and the return on investment
c. The cost of implementation, department revenue, and current patient satisfaction scores
d. The cost of maintenance, the return on investment, and the expected increase in revenue -
answerThe cost of implementation, the cost of maintenance, and the return on investment
What is a benefit of moving information in a patient record previously stored in notes into a form or
check box?
a. forms and checkboxes improve the reliability of data
b. forms and checkboxes reduce clinician documentation time.
c. data from forms and checkboxes can be exported quickly.
d. data from forms and checkboxes can be graphed and trended. - answer-forms and checkboxes
improve the reliability of data
